Spinning-machine.



No. 654,890. Patented July 3|, I900.

. A. HAENICHEN.

SPINNING MACHINE.

(Application filed Oct. 13, 1899.)

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SPINNING MACHINE. (Application filed Oct. 13, 1899.1

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NITED STATES] PATENT (BFFICF'.

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l U l. .i "l SPECIFICATION forfiling part of 'Letters Patent No. 654,890, dated July 31, 1900.

Application filed October 13, 1899. ;$eris.1llo.733,4=83. momma.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, Anon-PH HAENICHEN,

a citizen of the United States, residing in Paterson, cdunty of Passaic, and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Spinningachines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable o'thers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of-reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to spinning machines or spinning-frames; and it consists in the improved spinning-machine and in the combination and arrangement of its'various parts, substantially as will be hereinafter described, and finally set forth in the claims.

The invention is fully illustrated in 'the accompanying drawings, wherein corresponding letters and figures of reference indicate like parts, and wherein- Figure 1 is a'front view of one end of my improved spinning-frame-that is to say, the end where the power for driving the machine is taken into the same. Fig. 2 is a'view in side elevation of a portion of that endof my spinning-machine which is shown in- Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a front view of the other end of my improved spinning-machine. Fig. 4 is a View in side elevation of a portion of that end of the machine which is shownin Fig. 3. Figs. 5 and 6 are respectively a View in side elevation and a top plan View of a certain spindle-support, certain portions of said support being shown in section in'Fig. 5;" and Fig. 7

,is a sectional view of one of the sheaves over which the belt'for'rotatingthe spindlesextends and also of the bearing-bracket for said sheave.

In said drawings, a designates two or more uprights or standards which are connected and braced by centrally-disposed rails or beams 17 c, that extend throughout the length of the machine, the one being situated above the other. Below each of said beams 19' c is disposed a pair of 'spindle-rails d, the one near one side and the other near the other side of the machine. Upon each of these rails are sustained the spindle-supports, each V I i v y of which supports consists of a two-part bracket, the one of which, 6, is secured to the rail by a bolt f and the other of which, g, is substantially H-shaped and carries the spin dle h, the whirl t of the spindle being dis{ posed between the two arms of the H-shaped bracket 9, so that the power which rotates the spindle is directed substantially centrally of the entire device. The two members are connected by a spring j, which is coiled about the pivoting-bolt; 76 for said members and bears at its ends against each of the latter. In the upper arm of the bracketg' and about the spindle is formed a ball-race k, in which are disposed antifrictiomballs Z, that are held in place by a plate m, secured upon said arm over the ballrace and penetrated by the spindie. In the lower arm of the bracket-that is to say, the one in which the spindle is steppedis arranged a cylindrical block 71,

which is tapered at its lower end, as at '0,

Upon the beams 12 c are mounted pairs of brackets g, the central portion fof each of which is seated and secured upon the top of the beam, while its extremities project therefrom in opposite directions and are formed with sockets r s. Beneath the projecting extremities of the brackets q and extending parallel to the beams 79 c are 'journaled in suitable bearings provided in'the several uprights a shafts t, each of which shafts carries a series of rollers u.

'0 designates the receiving-bobbins, which are adapted to bear againstand be driven by the rollers a. When thus rotated, they are adapted to be seated in the sockets r of the pairs of'brackets q, but when out'of use they are adapted to rest in the sockets s of said brackets.

'w are supports which are secured to the inner faces of p the several uprights substan- I tially in the horizontal plane of the beams b port being recessed to receive the rail, as most clearly shown in Fig. 1.

Upon each of the beams c is mounted a se* ries' of thread-guides 1,: which thread-guides when the rail is recip'rocated feed the thread taken off the several spindles and extending through the eyelets y uniformly onto the receiving-bobbins d.

From one end'of the'frame of the machine extends a rest 2, upon which are mounted bearing-blocks 3, the main drivershaft 4 be-' ing journaled in said blocks and maintained end is journaled in another bearing-block 13,

also projecting from said upright and disposed near the upper end thereof.

14 designates pairs of supports that are mounted upon the rest 2 and sustain a hori: zontally-reciprocating bar 15', carrying a fork 16, one end of said bar being extended as far as the vpulleys 6 and 7 and the said end of the bar carrying said fork.

1 7 is a lever that is fulcrumed at its lower 7 end in the rest 2 and is provided with a longitudin'al slot 18, with which engages a bolt .19, that projects from the bar 15, said lever 17 carrying another and spring-actuated lever or, pawl 20, whose lower end is formed with a lug 21, that is adapted toengage either of two notches 22, formed in a segment 23,

that is secured upon the rest. The mechanism comprised in the lever 17, the bar 15, and and the fork 16 constitutes a belt-shifter, and by securing the ln g of the pawl or lever 20 in either of its notches in the segment the belt after being shifted may bemaintained in op-- erative engagement with either'of the .two pulleys 6 or 7.

The shaft 11 may have ball or any other snit-' able antifriotion bearings,

sheaves 24, each of which is disposed in the horizontal plane of a; corresponding set of spindles. v

Projecting from the upright a, at the end'of the machine opposite to that where the main driving mechanism is disposed, is a pair of ing-brackets is shown in detail in Fig. 7, where other bearing-brackets 25. One of thesebearit is shown as comprising two members, the

' one,' 26, being secured to the frame and provided with a longitudinal slot 27 and the other,

28 restin'g on said, first-named member and having a bolt 29, which penetrates the slot and whereby said last-named member may be held" in any position to which it is adjusted. 1 Adjustment between the members is effected by a'set-screw 30, whose threading engages alug 31 on the member 26 and which works in an upwardlyfextendingnotch 32, formed in a a collar securedabove it upon the shaft.

sheaves 36,'like the sheaves 24, are disposed.

It carries two lug 33, that projects downwardly from the member 28,said set-screw having a pair of collars 34, engaging opposite sides of the lug. Projecting upwardly from the member 28 is a vertical stub-shaft 35, which affords a journal for a sheave, 36,between the lower end of whose hub 37 and the member 28 are antifrictionballs 38, said sheave being kept in position by in the planes of the respective sets or groups of spindles, and connecting said sheaves are continuous bands or belts 39. All of the whirls and'both the upper and lower sets of spindles bear-against these belts, being maintained in effectual contact therewith by'the springs g of the supports which carry the spindles.

The vertical shaft 11 carries worms 40,- each of whichis disposed above-a worm 10, and with each of said worms 40 engages a worm wheel 41. This worm-wheel is journaled upon a stub shaft 42, which penetrates the lower end of an L-shaped frame 43, said worm-wheel being spaced from the end of said frame by a sleeve 44 on the stubshaft.

45 is a bracket securedto the outer faceof the upright a and provided with two u pwardlyprojecting arms 46, having horizontal slots47, in which the stub-shaft may be a'dj ustably and The.

firmly set, by means of a nut screwed j0I ll30 itsinnermost end, for instance,- and taking against the rear face of the bracket, according to the diameter of the worm-wheel which said stub-shaft carries. Said L-shaped frame carries another stub-shaft 48, on which are journaled rigidly-connected pinions 49 50,the pinion 5O beingin engagement with a gear 51, that is secured upon the end of one of the shafts t. It should be remarked that the L.- shaped frame and the gearing which it carries IOS are duplicated, so that power may be tran'smitted from the worm 40 to each of the shafts t.

The pinions 49 50are adapted; to be. removed and changed for others of different'diameter, 'so'that variations in the speed of the shafts t may be secured. For this. purpose the L- shaped'frames are rendered adj ustable about the stub-shafts 42 by means of bolts 52,;that penetrate slotted arc shaped guides 53, secured to the'upright a. It will beseen that the upper end of the L-shaped frame affords a handlefor operating it. The lower end of this frame is, simply made adjustable in the slotted arms-'46,, so that when necessary the gearing can be disconnected. If desired,how

ever, thisadjusting means maybe madeuse of in changing the pinion4l for other pinio'ns .of different diameter, as in .the case of the pinions .50. r i V V Inorder to reciprocate tl1ethread-guide carrying rods,levers 54,adj ustably fulcrumed inbrackets 55, projecting frorn'the upright a, which supports the brackets for the sheaves 36, are provided,said levers having pins 56,

which engage vertical slots 57 in T-shape'd PI'OJQGlJiOHS 58, that are secured to the adjoining; ends of the thread-guide: carrying rails. The levers are normally held inwardly by spiral springs 59, which connect them with the upright, and they are vibrated by cams 60, journaled on stub-shafts 61, projecting from said upright, a gear 62 being connected to each cam and engaging a pinion 63 on the corresponding shaft t.

The device 64 (shownin Figs. 3 and 4 and which surmounts each stub-shaft 35for the sheave 36) is simply a lubricating device, with which communicates a duct 65, penetrating the shaft and deflected at its lower end, so as to conduct the lubricant to the bore of the hub of the sheave.

I have provided a spring-clip 66, which projects from the stationary member e of the two-part bracket outwardly beneath the other or movable member 9 of said bracket and which has a hook-shaped free end that is adapted to engage one side of said last-named member in an obvious manner, so as to hold it at right angles to the spindle-rail, and thus prevent operative contact between the spindle-whirl and the belt in case it is desired to stop the action of any individual spindle.

In operation the belt which the pulleys 6 and 7 are adapted to receive being thrown over by the belt-shiftingmechanism from the loose to the fast pulley the shaft 4 will be rotated and power transmitted therefrom through the gearing comprised in the worm 10 and worm-wheel9 to the vertical shaft As this shaft rotates the belts 39, which it drives, revolve the several sets of spindles,

said spindles being held in effective contact with the belts in the manner above set forth. At the same time through the gearing comprised in the worms 40, the gears 51, and the gearing which the frames 43 carry the rotary motion of the shaft 11 is transmitted .to the several shafts t, whereon are mounted the rollers u. These rollers of course rotate the several sets of bobbins, so that as the spindles are revolved by the bolts 39, so as to twist the threads, the latter are taken oif of said spindles and wound on the bobbins. It will be observed that since the barrel or body portion of each bobbin that is to say, that portion thereof upon which the thread is wound-directly bears on the driving-rollers u the tension which the bobbins exert on the cops on the spindles h is maintained constantly uniform, because though the diameters of the cops on each bobbin and the corresponding spindle are constantly changing as the former increases in size the speed of rotation at whicheach bobbin is revolved by its roller is gradually reduced. Of course as the several shafts t revolve the levers 54 are caused to vibrate by virtue of the action of the gearing 62 63 and the earns 60, thus re ciprocating the thread-guide-carrying rails z and so laying the threadsevenly on the barrels of the several bobbins.

It will be apparent that it is only necessary in order to tighten up the belts 39 to release the bolts 29 and manipulate the set-screws.

30, so as to shift the sheaye=carrying members of the brackets 25 inwardly and outwardly with reference to the machine.

Having thus fully described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a spinning-machine, the combination,

with the frame and with sets of alined revoluble spindles mounted in said frame, of a vertical shaft, bearing-brackets for said shaft projecting from one end of said frame, a rest extending from said end of the frame, bearing-blocks mounted on said rest, adrive-shaft journaled on said bearing-blocks, operative .connection between said shafts, pairs of sheaves,and belts extending over said sheaves and engaging said spindles, one sheave in each pair being mounted on said vertical shaft, substantially as described.

2. In a spinning-machine, the combination,

with the frame and with sets of alined revoluble spindles mounted in said frame, of a vertical shaft, bearing-brackets for said shaft projecting from one end of said frame, a rest extending from said end of the frame, bearin g-blocks mounted on said rest, a drive-shaft journaled on said bearing-blocks, pulleys carried by said drive-shaft, a belt-shifting mechanism also mounted on said rest, operative connection between said shafts, pairs of sheaves, and belts extending over said sheaves I and engaging said spindles, one sheave in each pair being mounted on said vertical shaft, substantially as described.

3. In aspinning-machine, the combination,

with the frame and with sets of alined revoluble spindles mounted in said frame, of a vertical shaft, bearingebrackets for said shaft projecting from one end of said frame, a rest extending from said end of the frame, bearing-blocks mounted on said rest, a drive-shaft journaled on said bearing-blocks, operative connection between said shafts, adjustable bearing-brackets extending from the other end of said frame, pairs of sheaves, one sheave in each pair being carried by one of said last-named bearing-brackets and the other by the vertical shaft, and belts extending over said sheaves and engaging said spindles, substantially as described.

4. In a spinning-machine, the combination,

end of said frame, pairs of sheaves, one.

sheave in each pair being carried by one of said last-named bearing-brackets and the other by the vertical shaft, belts extending over said sheaves and engaging said spindles,

roller-carryin g shafts j ournaled in said frame, and operative connection between said rollera so carrying shafts and the vertical shaft, substantially as described. U a i 5. In a spinning-machine, thecombination, with the frame and with sets of alined revolublespindles mounted in said frame, of a vertical shaft, bearing-brackets for said shaft projecting from one end of said frame, means]- .for rotating said shaft, adjustable bearingbrackets extending from the other end of said frame,.pairsof sheaves, onev sheave in each pair being carried by one of said lastnamed bearing-brackets and the other by the vertical shaft, belts extending over said sheaves and: engaging said spindles, rollercarryingshafts journaled in said frame, ad justable frames carried by the main frame,

gears carried by said roller-carrying shaft,

worms mounted on the vertical shaft, and

gearing carried by each adjustable frame and connecting the corresponding worm and gear, substantially as described.

6. In a spinning-machine, thecombination,

with the frame and with roller-carrying shafts and sets of spindles journaled therein, of a vertical shaft having bearings in said frame, belts driven by said shafts and engaging said spindles, gears carried by said roller-carrying shafts, Worms mounted on said vertical shaft, adj ustable frames mount ed in the main frame, and gearing carried by said last-named frame and adapted to engage and connect said worms and the gears,

substantially as described.

7. In aspinning-machine, the combination, with the frame and with roller-carrying shaftsand sets of spindles journaled therein, of a vertical shaft having bearings in said frame,

belts driven by said shafts and engaging saidspindles, gears carried by said roller carrying shafts, worms mounted on said vertical shaft, a bracket projecting from said frame, arc-shaped guides secured to said 7 frame, L-shapedframes adjustably mounted r in said bracket and the guides, and gearing frame,spindle-driving means, a roller-carrying shaft alsofjour'naled in said frame,

means for rotating said 'shaft, bobbins having operative engagement with the rollers on said shaft, a reciprocating thread-guide carrying rail mounted'in said frame in op-'- erative contiguity to said bobbins, a lever fulcrumed in said frame and connected to said rail,- and a cam engaging said lever and operatively connected to said roller-carrying shaft, substantially as described.

9. In a'spinning-machine, the combination,- with a frame including spindle-rails, of a.

suitably-drivenshaft vertically arranged in said frameat one end thereof, adjustable brackets projecting from the other endof 5 said frame, pairsof sheaves, one sheave in said roller-carrying shafts and the vertical shaft, reciprocating threadguide-carrying rails arranged in said frame, levers operas tively engaging said thread-guide carrying rails,iand operative connection between said levers and the roller-carrying shafts, substantially as described. A V

a 10, In aspinning*machine,the combination, with the frame, of spindles journaled in said frame, a belt connecting said spindles, a shaft journaled insaid frame, said belt receiving its power from said shaft, a roller-carrying shaft also journaled in said frame and operatively connected to said first-named shaft, bobbin-brackets disposed'in proximity to said roller-carrying shaft, a reciprocating threadguid'e-carrying rail mountedin said frame in operative contiguity to said brackets, a lever fulcrumed in said frame andconnected to said rail, and a cam contacting with said le ver and operatively connected to said roller carrying shaft, substantially as described,

11. Inaspinning-machine,the combination, with the frame, of a "shaft-carryin g bracket comprising two members, one of which is secured to the frame and isprovided with a slot and the other of'which is mounted ,on said first-named member and is provided with a bolt engaging said slot, said members having downwardly-projecting lugs, a set-screw connectingsaid lugs, a shaft carried by said last-named member, a sheave jour'naled'on said shaft, antifriction-bearings disposed between the hub of said sheave and the sheavecarrying member of the bracket, said shaft being penetrated by a lubricant-d not, and a lubricating device controlling said duct and mounted on the shaft, substantially as described.

- 12. .A spindle-supporting device consisting of two hinged members, an elastic connection between them, one ofsaid members being. adapted'to be'secured to the spindle-rail or other sustaining means andthe other of said members being adapted to provide bearings for the'spindle both sides of the point of applyingthe driving power thereto,- and a stop carried by said first named member and adapted to engagethe other member'to secure the same against movement under actuation ofsaid elastic connection and out of engagement with the driving means, substantially as described.

13. A spindle-supporting device consisting of two hinged members,aspring connecting them, one of saidmembers being adapted to be secured to the spindle-rail or other sustaine ing means andfthe other'of said members being adapted to provide bearings for the spindle 7 both sides of the point of applying the driv- In testimony that I claim the foregoing I ing power thereto, and a clip projecting from have hereunto set my hand this 12th day of 10 said first-named member and having a hooked October, 1899.

extremity adapted to engage the other mem- 5 bertosecurethesameagainstmove'mentunder ADOLPH HAENIOHEN actuation of said spring and out of engage- Witnesses: ment with the driving means, substantially ALFRED GARTNER, as described. MARGARET BRITTON. 

